By Slanted Light

Dear me, the day that I've had. Absolutely no time to debate pseudo-anarchic lawfulness et al. at all! However... *evil grin*

***Better than being weak and dead, I suppose?

I'd like to think not actually, but since I'm pretty sure I'd cave before me first toenail was ripped out you're probably right...

****No, I haven’t seen this series. Sounds interesting.

In that case I totally have to -wait, do I "pimp" on LJ?! - "Northern Exposure" to you. The first two seasons are out now on dvd, with the 3rd coming soon, and there've been various eps on vid for a while too. It's about a New York dr who is forced to go and live in a quirky little community in rural rural Alaska, and its brilliant. Very funny, and full of bits to make you think. Plus the lovely John Corbett all young and skinny as the dj Chris-in-the-morning. 'course it depends what you like (!) but I highly recommend it. If you'd like a copy I could get one to you - drop me an email!

But we shouldn't forget that for everything we have, we are only cushioned, not immune...
****Good observation. May I use that please (and claim it as my own?).

erm... sure! Although note all profits to be shared equally. You know, if you take over the world with it or anything... ; )

****Have you got them hanging in your cabin? (Their picture, that is)

No. Unfortunately they were both burned onto my retinas in the shock of the last elections...

Never saw the point of compulsory voting either

Ah yes, except that it means everyone has to register a choice. And yes, there is a way to register a protest against all the candidates - its called a "donkey vote", and you basically mess up your ballot paper somehow, tick all the boxes instead of numbering or something. But that's what I like about it. Instead of assuming that the people who didn't vote are lazy rather than disenfranchised, they're all taken into consideration by the process. I agree, there wouldn't be any point at all if you were forced to choose from a bunch of hideous candidates. And exactly what is done with the information when its there I have no idea, but I like that its there. Here (ie everywhere without it!) no one's got a clue...

Yeah, I can see that people in Brit couldn't be bothered with prop rep. But I'm also not sure that's really an excuse if it is a fairer system. I have to say I'd far rather have had to suss out 25 candidates on a paper than have had Thatcher back for her last term... and I'm not all that sure it doesn't hold true about Blair, except - alternatives, what alternatives? But I expect you'd have to make it compulsory if you brought in prop rep, or even fewer people would turn out!

Right. And on that note... I could really do with a dose of the lads...!